Ashok Bahadur Verma
FounderFounder of Hemophilia Federation (India)
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Ashok Bahadur Verma is the founder of Hemophilia Federation (India) (1983)[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare, disability and human rights from New Delhi.
Hemophilia Federation (India)
Hemophilia Federation (India) was established in 1983 by the late Ashok Verma and is led by persons with hemophilia. It works on advocacy, education and access to affordable treatment through a network of chapters across India.
Hemophilia Federation (India) reports the following, on its own site:
- Works for more than 29,567 identified persons and children with haemophilia in India through a network of 100 chapters across 28 states and 8 union territories
- Distributed 69,062,673 international units of donated clotting factor across 101 Hemophilia Treatment Centres in FY 2024-25, enabling 309 life-changing surgeries
- Its Board Exam Support Programme supplied approximately 1,621,000 IUs of clotting factor to 349 students with haemophilia sitting board examinations in 2024-25
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 1983
- Press
- 3
References
- [1] “This seminar culminated with the decision to establish a federation for the welfare of all PwH. Mr Ashok Verma was recognised as the Founder of the organization.” — Hemophilia Federation (India). Source
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